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Guinness World Records Ltd.

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Great Guinness Toast at Fado Irish Pub tonight

    ​What better way to get in on a Guinness World Record than to participate in the annual Great Guinness Toast? The annual attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the world's largest toast -- using Guinness brew, of course -- will take place at 9 p.m. tonight at Fado Irish Pub, 1735 19th ... More >>

  • News

    February 16, 2012

    Colorado's history of dog stories is long in the tooth

    ​What better way to get in on a Guinness World Record than to participate in the annual Great Guinness Toast? The annual attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the world's largest toast -- using Guinness brew, of course -- will take place at 9 p.m. tonight at Fado Irish Pub, 1735 19th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Broncos rally can use chalk, but Occupy Denver can't

    This afternoon, residents are invited to participate in something referred to as a "spirit rally:" Come down to Bannock between 14th and Colfax sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., hang out with the cheerleaders and Mayor Michael Hancock and use blue, white and orange chalk to transform the stree ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2011

    Broken Records

    This afternoon, residents are invited to participate in something referred to as a "spirit rally:" Come down to Bannock between 14th and Colfax sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., hang out with the cheerleaders and Mayor Michael Hancock and use blue, white and orange chalk to transform the stree ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Black Hawk freezes out the current operators of Crook's Palace

    Migg and Mutts Craft CreameryAfter leaving Crook's Palace, the Casarez brothers will focus on their ice cream business.​Mike and Matt Casarez have been running a restaurant in the historic Crook's Palace since 2008, where they've attracted a following with their house-cured bacon, house-baked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Suburban Home Records gearing up to celebrate its sweet sixteen in September at 3 Kings Tavern

    ​It's hard to believe that Suburban Home Records has been around nearly two decades now. Seriously. Where does the time go? The label -- home to heralded bands like the Gamits and Drag the River over the years -- has weathered a lot of storms and this coming September, it will be celebrating i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Migg and Mutts Craft Creamery goes into Guinness Book of World Records with 985 flavors of ice cream

    Migg and Mutts Craft Creamery​After experimenting with unique ice cream concoctions in a three-quart mixer in the kitchen of Crook's Palace in Black Hawk, Matt and Mike Casarez set out to break the Guinness World Record for the highest number of ice cream flavors on display at one time. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    College students belly flop their way to scholarship money at Water World

    ​"Mom, look it's a belly flop contest!" The boy's mom looks down at him, then at the competitors. She utters only one word: "Ouch." And ouch is right. At the 15th Annual Belly Flop Splashdown, which took place this morning at Water World, college students from across Colorado (and even two fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Water World's splashy attempt to set a Guinness record for the largest swimming lesson

    ​It's not every day that you see a cow in an inner tube. Of course, it's also not every day that records are broken. No word yet on whether Water World helped break the Guinness world record today for the largest swimming lesson, but one thing's for sure: the attempt was a lot of fun. Accordin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    A $10,000 Led Zeppelin shirt? The next ten highest-selling band T-shirts

    ​Grab the Guinness Book of World Records, because we've got a ridiculous tale to tell. Earlier this week, a man in Australia purchased a Led Zeppelin T-shirt for $10,000, making it the largest sum anyone has paid for a vintage band shirt. That doesn't mean there aren't shirts that are valued h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    The Great Cloth Diaper Change was not quite doing it the old-fashioned way

    ​When it was all over, after The Great Cloth Diaper Change event at the Scheitler Recreation Center in Berkeley Park this past Saturday morning, I was pacing back and forth underneath a basketball hoop in the gymnasium while bottle-feeding one of my twins when a man in his sixties sauntered in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    10 things to do for $10 this weekend, April 22-24, 2011

    ​We've finally started getting some of those April showers the old tales speak of, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be venturing out in to the great big world this weekend. While the ground might be a little damp, you'll still have plenty of indoor and outdoor activities to choose from, inc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2011

    Diaper Duty

    ​We've finally started getting some of those April showers the old tales speak of, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be venturing out in to the great big world this weekend. While the ground might be a little damp, you'll still have plenty of indoor and outdoor activities to choose from, inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Video: Man sets world record for most grapes eaten in three minutes

    ​Deepak Sharma Bajagain broke two Guinness World Records on Saturday, March 26, at the Community College of Aurora as part of the Work for Children Food Campaign 2011 hosted by the Global Lynx Foundation and Nepal Tourism Campaign: One for the Most Envelopes Torn in half in Thirty seconds, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Most envelopes torn in half in thirty seconds and other weird world records set in Colorado

    You got nothing on this, other states.​It was a momentous day for the Centennial State on Saturday, when Deepak Sharma Bajagain shattered the Guinness world records for Most Envelopes Torn in Half in Thirty Seconds and Most Grapes Eaten in Three Minutes with a Small Plastic Spoon (stay tuned - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Charlie Sheen is hiring a social media intern, and we're throwing our hat in the ring

    Winning.​Charlie Sheen has a lot going on right now; giving interviews to anyone with a camera and microphone, getting fired, battling for custody of his kids, going bat-shit crazy and winning, duh. But he's not too busy to capitalize on his social media prowess. Sheen recently set the Guinne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Reader: Tourism official thinks maybe people at casinos should take a break from drinking 24/7

    Bill Ritter.​Patricia Calhoun's top 7 ways of improving Colorado tourism post mentions ex-guv Bill Ritter and a tourism official who suggested that Colorado is the "new Scotland" because of all the distilleries here. Said official responded in our comments section to defend this tag, but not t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Mark Stoddard of Bitter Bar sets two Guinness World Records for making cocktails

    Photo via Hatch BoulderMark Stoddard made more cocktails in one hour than anyone else...ever.​One hour, 108 bottles of vodka and two Guinness World Records. That was yesterday for Mark Stoddard, mixologist at Happy/Bitter Bar in Boulder, and seven teammates in the 42BELOW Cocktail World Cup U. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Five things that are cheaper than sex.com

    Protip: If you have $13 million, convert it into coins and then ski down the hill they make.​It seems like a pretty steep price to pay for a website with terrible search engine recognition (it doesn't even come up in the first page of results) and no current discernible purpose (it's basically ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Guinness World Records day: the world's best, most important day, ever

    Really?​It's the day we've all been patiently waiting and preparing for the entire year. The one day when we can come together as a people, not just as Americans, but also as human beings, and celebrate the magnificent beauty and potential of the human imagination. Yes, today is Guinness World ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Pale Ale of the Apes

    Really?​It's the day we've all been patiently waiting and preparing for the entire year. The one day when we can come together as a people, not just as Americans, but also as human beings, and celebrate the magnificent beauty and potential of the human imagination. Yes, today is Guinness World ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Dean Ween on fundamental changes to the recording industry and pot-smoking hippies

    ​ For nearly thirty years, Mickey Melchiondo's been making music under a moniker. As Dean Ween, one of the eponymous creative forces behind Ween, Melchiondo's carved out an ambitious musical niche since founding the band with Aaron Freeman - aka Gene Ween - in the 1980s. In advance of Ween's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Today: Gorilla gathering at Goosetown Tavern

    ​The annual Denver Gorilla Run is one of the weirdest (and most fun) fundraisers this city has to offer. Last year, the run set a Guinness World Record for the most people in gorilla costumes in one place: 1,061 gorilla-costumed racers ran for 3.5 miles to achive that honor.

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Ghost Face Killah: Tasting the world's hottest beer at Twisted Pine Brewing in Boulder

    The Beer Man with the tools of his trade at Twisted Pine.​I've used beer to cool the fires of green chile, Buffalo wings and jalapeno poppers. I've chugged it like water on scalding hot days and sipped it like wine to help turn down the heat of fiery discussions. I've drank it warn, but heaven ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    Eye of the Tiger

    The Beer Man with the tools of his trade at Twisted Pine.​I've used beer to cool the fires of green chile, Buffalo wings and jalapeno poppers. I've chugged it like water on scalding hot days and sipped it like wine to help turn down the heat of fiery discussions. I've drank it warn, but heaven ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    New I Am the Dot EP available

    ​It's turning out that Zach Tipton, the man behind the "apocalyptic pop" of I Am the Dot is not only crazy talented but somewhat prolific. His debut self-titled EP just came out November 4 and here, on the very first day of December, he's released another one. This new release is Rare Creature ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Colorado Egg Producers make an egg-celent gesture

    Shauna Ahern​One in eight Coloradoans will struggle to put food on the table this holiday season, and 99 percent of food banks in the state have reported an enormous surge in the need for emergency assistance. Kudos, then, to the Colorado Egg Producers, whose Good Egg Project is lending a hel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2009

    Bring Out Your Undead

    Shauna Ahern​One in eight Coloradoans will struggle to put food on the table this holiday season, and 99 percent of food banks in the state have reported an enormous surge in the need for emergency assistance. Kudos, then, to the Colorado Egg Producers, whose Good Egg Project is lending a hel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2009

    Tats for a Cause

    Shauna Ahern​One in eight Coloradoans will struggle to put food on the table this holiday season, and 99 percent of food banks in the state have reported an enormous surge in the need for emergency assistance. Kudos, then, to the Colorado Egg Producers, whose Good Egg Project is lending a hel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Gorillas, pumpkin beer and more gorillas make the Wynkoop the place to be on Halloween

    Bananas kick off the Gorilla Run.​Halloween is always a big day at the Wynkoop Brewing Co., because the pub celebrates its birthday that day (it's 21 years old this year) and because of the annual Denver Gorilla Run, a 5.6K race in which everyone dresses up as a gorilla and raises money to sup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Today's Featured Event: Record-break at Film on the Rocks' World's Largest Music Lesson

    Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm Join Henry and Indy Jones at Film on the Rocks.​Film on the Rocks is, hands down, my favorite summer film series in the area. First, there's the gorgeous view of the city from Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway in Morrison. Then there's all the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    Beyond the Music

    Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm Join Henry and Indy Jones at Film on the Rocks.​Film on the Rocks is, hands down, my favorite summer film series in the area. First, there's the gorgeous view of the city from Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway in Morrison. Then there's all the a ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    April 3, 2008

    Paging Freaks

    Guinness writes the book on gaming, but doesn't shatter any records.

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2007

    Howard Dean v. The World's Largest Rubberband Ball

    Guinness writes the book on gaming, but doesn't shatter any records.

  • Music

    August 16, 2007

    Supernatural Speaks His Mind

    Words are a weapon for hip-hop's reigning freestyle king.

  • Calendar

    June 7, 2007

    Party Arty

    Words are a weapon for hip-hop's reigning freestyle king.

  • Calendar

    September 7, 2006

    Green Acres

    Krisana Park celebrates environmentalism.

  • News

    November 10, 2005

    Toke of the Town

    Denver voters just say yes.

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

    Denver's First Thursday Moto Rally gets in gear.

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    Off Limits

    Hick of the Litter

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Hick of the Litter

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2005

    Vertical Express for MS

    Lose altitude, but gain funds.

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    Retroactive

    Jackyl

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2004

    Minutemen...and Women

    Speedy daters seek to set a world record.

  • News

    July 24, 2003

    All Together, Now

    Denver's living high on the hug.

  • News

    April 11, 2002

    Off Limits

    Holy high rollers

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    Dada Knows Best

    Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Mile High Fans' Salute to the Broncos

    Loudest stadium roar

  • Film

    January 3, 1996

    REVAMPING HIS CAREER

    Loudest stadium roar

  • News

    July 27, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    Loudest stadium roar

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